Noses and Ears

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 135, 24 April 1886, Page 3

Noses and Ears

With the astrologers a large nose was always a sign of much character of some kind, but what, was determined by other characteristic marks. A Boman nose was a sign of a courageous temper and a disposition to face and overcome diJhculti«s, while a more strongly aquiline naso was an indication of capacity ; the idea being evidently borrowed from the similarity of this description of beak to that of the eagle, the most rapacious of birds. The snub^uoae shows little character but much temper, while the Greek nose, «Ten, straight and regular, was a sien of the temperament of the owner. Large nostrils indicated good lungs, health and long life, while swelling nostrils showed a warlike spirit and fire. A very sharp nose was considered an indication ot a busybody, while a bluntness at the end of this member was an outward sign of the possessor's nvntal lack of acuteness. Urge ears were always bad, the similariS between their owaer and the donkey Wing supposed to extend further than the ears, while small ears were always good. The lobe of the ear passing insenJibly into the cheek was a sure sign of a Chief and liar, while an exceedingly sharp division between the two, indicated honesty and candour. Thick ears meant Slick brains, while thin, delicate ears declared their possessor to be amanot refined intelligence.